News Stories

Why Community is Key

Rafael Saucedo (’17, ’19), initially struggled in college until he found his community at UW Tacoma. Now he has made a career of helping others build community and financial health.

September 16, 2024

The Decennialists

The UW Tacoma community was well represented on the City of Tacoma’s once-every-ten-years charter review.

July 2, 2024

Welcome to the Class of 2024!

We are celebrating the amazing achievements of almost 1,800 newly-minted UW Tacoma degree holders.

June 6, 2024

IBJ's THRIVE CENTER TAKES FORM IN GID LAB

The Institute for Black Justice envisions a multicultural, integrated services delivery hub to serve communities in need. Design workshops and prototype testing from November 2023-February 2024 facilitated by the GID Lab produced a prototype of the THRIVE CENTER.

March 5, 2024

Join us Nov 30 to learn about graduate school

Interested in furthering your education? Come learn more about graduate school and the MA in Community Planning at UW Tacoma’s annual graduate program night on November 30, 2023 from 4:30-6:30pm. Please RSVP for the event here.

November 14, 2023

Good Man

Jeff Dade, '11, '20, this year's Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, is proof that not all heroes wear capes.

June 1, 2023

Building a Beloved Community

The largest gathering of faculty and staff since the pandemic came together recently to learn about and practice active listening, empathy and mindful inquiry.

March 17, 2023

A Year Undaunted

As 2022 draws to a close, revisit stories that show UW Tacoma students, faculty, staff and alumni changing lives and communities.

December 16, 2022

Making Cities More Equitable

Assistant Professor of Race and Urbanism Davon Woodard is passionate about urban spaces -- making them more equitable and livable for their diverse communities.

October 21, 2022